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Long Point Key

Coordinates: 24°45′10″N 80°59′06″W / 24.75278°N 80.98500°W / 24.75278; -80.98500
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Long Point Key
Long Point Key is located in Florida
Long Point Key
Long Point Key
Long Point Key
Long Point Key is located in Caribbean
Long Point Key
Long Point Key
Long Point Key (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationGulf of Mexico
Coordinates24°45′10″N 80°59′06″W / 24.75278°N 80.98500°W / 24.75278; -80.98500
ArchipelagoFlorida Keys
Adjacent toFlorida Straits
Administration
StateFlorida
CountyMonroe

Long Point Key is an island[1] in the middle Florida Keys.[2]

U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) traverses the key between Crawl Key and Fat Deer Key, which is part of a long stretch of road known as the Grassy Key Causeway.

It is entirely within the city of Marathon, Florida.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Point Key
  2. ^ Zepke, T. (2017). Terrance Talk Travel: A Pocket Guide to the Florida Keys: Including The Everglades & Key West. Terrance Talks Travel. Safari Publishing. p. pt57. ISBN 978-1-942738-25-1. Retrieved September 7, 2017.